The Aces had to somehow limit Jones, who is arguably the best import in the conference so far.

At least for one game, Alaska found a formula that worked and the Aces were able to limit Jones to just 19 points and forced him to seven turnovers.

Alaska also won by 36 points, setting up a one-game knockout for the semifinals next week.

“It was everybody who stepped on the floor really committed to play defense for each other. Because we do not have a single player who can stop Terrence Jones. We don't have a single player, not a single player,” head coach Alex Compton said.

“I love Diamon Simpson. He is an incredible defender, he's a great teammate, I mean, I love him. He's a character individual, he's an Alaska guy. We can't put Diamon on him for 40 minutes and guard him, we can't stop him. So it has to be all of us, just hustling and flying around out there, and the players did it, and I'm proud of them,” he added.

Alaska had to give the Jones assignment to multiple players in order to have a chance.

That strategy worked and coupled with the fact that the KaTropa bricked their outside shots, it was a formula for a huge success on the part of the Aces.